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Henselwood and Pratt Tied for Lead in Canadian League World Cup Standings

November 1, 2005

Following a third place finish in the $65,000 Budweiser Grand Prix de Penn World Cup Qualifier at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, Jill Henselwood is now tied for the lead in the Canadian League World Cup Standings with Chris Pratt. Photo Credit – Cealy Tetley

Ottawa, Ontario --- Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON has had made her way back to the top of the Canadian League World Cup Standings, but now shares the lead with Chris Pratt of Belfountain, ON, who had enjoyed having the top spot all to himself for the past month.

With a third place finish in the $65,000 Budweiser Grand Prix de Penn World Cup Qualifier held at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, on October 22, Henselwood earned enough World Cup qualifying points to tie her for the lead in the Canadian League standings. With the final event in the Canadian League scheduled for Wednesday, November 9, at the Royal Horse Show, Henselwood has ensured show jumping fans of a great competition.

In the $65,000 Budweiser Grand Prix de Penn World Cup Qualifier, Henselwood was riding Special Ed, an 11-year-old bay Oldenburg gelding owned by Juniper Farms. A total of 25 riders attempted the course designed by Olympic Gold Medalist Conrad Homfeld, but only seven managed to jump clear. Laura Chapot won the class riding Little Big Man while David Raposa placed second with Audi's Fanny de Latour. “It was quite special showing at the Pennsylvania Horse Show this year,” noted Henselwood. “I was very touched as they paid tribute to the lone Canadian representative by playing the Canadian national anthem in my honour. What a great feeling. I enjoyed the week and will definitely make a point of going back.”

Henselwood took the early lead in the Canadian League World Cup standings following the opening event of the season, the $100,000 CN Performance World Cup Qualifier held at Spruce Meadows, and stayed at the top of the leader board throughout the summer. However, following his win in the $100,000 John Deere World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix at the CSI-W Tournament of Champions on September 25 in Palgrave, ON, Pratt overtook top spot in the standings. Riding Lothlorien Farm’s 10-year-old Westphalian gelding, Rivendell (Piano II), Pratt enjoyed his second consecutive victory in the Canadian World Cup League standings as he also won the $50,000 Collingwood Festival World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix at Collingwood, ON.

Tied with 59 points, the Henselwood and Pratt are sure to make the final qualifying event at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON, a truly exiting event. Interestingly, there is also a tie for third place in the standings with 45 points between veteran rider Ian Millar of Perth, ON, and Grand Prix rookie Margie Gayford of Sharon, ON. Following this class, the results will be tabulated and the top two Canadians in the World Cup standings will be invited to compete at the 2006 World Cup Final to be held April 26-30 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Jump Canada is a committee of Equine Canada responsible for all hunter, equitation and jumper activities in Canada from the grass roots to the international level. Jump Canada is governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are elected by the stakeholders in the sport. For more information regarding Jump Canada programs and activities, please visit www.jumpcanada.ca.

Canadian League World Cup Standings – as of October 26, 2005	
	Riders	TOTAL	
1	Chris Pratt	59	
	Jill Henselwood	59	
2	Ian Millar	45	
 	Margie Gayford	45	
3	Keean White	44	
4	Eric Lamaze	42	
5	Elliott Stone	38	
6	Mario Deslauriers	33	
7	Courtney Vince	27	
8	Laurie Bucci	26

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